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Verb
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With full force, a new season has arrived.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026 -
Officers arrived at the scene four minutes later and found three adult men dead in front of the mosque, Wahl said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Testing companies have turned up high levels of arsenic, asbestos and more rare heavy metals inside Altadena properties.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Fortunately the wig has had a second outing with Fouracres donning it again in Episode 7, when his parody Attenborough turned up to wrestle a discontented rhino during Weekend Update.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Pratt spent most of his two hours at the Hyde Park block party talking and posing for photos with the hundred or so people who showed up.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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David Arquette showed up and made everyone watch his directorial debut, The Tripper, a violent slasher movie.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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“Snuck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuck%20up. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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